There are 20 nursing homes serving Wakarusa, Indiana. This includes 2 in Wakarusa and 18 nearby. The mean cost per day for nursing home care in Indiana is $199, with costs ranging between $124 and $400 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to an average expense of $5,970, with costs ranging from around $3,720 up to $12,000. The mean yearly cost is $72,635, which is less than the national average of $77,380.
Costs of nursing home care in Wakarusa can range between $274 per day and $390 per day. The average cost is about $292 per day, or around $106,759 per year.
Wakarusa is a town in Elkhart County in Indiana. It is part of the Elkhart-Goshen metropolitan area. While the surrounding metropolitan area includes 161,295 people, there are just 3,565 residing within the city limits. People 55 and over make up around 29% of the population.
Wakarusa has an above average SeniorScore™ of 78. The city has a median per capita income of $21,000 and a median household income is $48,000 (the Indiana state average is $49,000). The current unemployment rate is about 7.91% and the mean home price is $220,500, which is higher than the Indiana average of $163,500.
Wakarusa has extreme average temperatures, with tolerable winters and pleasant summers. The city gets low amounts of precipitation annually. Wakarusa has below average air quality in relation to other cities in the US.